They do not deny the race, tenacity and determination, fundamental characteristics in the makeup of a red-black athlete.

Gymnasts Jade Barbosa and Daniele Hypólito, members of the Brazilian artistic gymnastics team, which finished the qualifying round at the Beijing Olympic Games in 7th place (with 233.800 points), are in the Team Grand Final which will be this Tuesday (August 12th), starting at 8:23 pm (Brasília time). It was the best placing achieved by Brazil in the Olympic Games.

Jade, one of the team's standout performers and a big medal favorite in the Individual All-Around, finished 12th in the qualifying round with 59.500 points. The red-and-black gymnast was the seventh-highest placed gymnast in the Vault (15.050 points).